Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Effects of Fleeting on Mussels: Aquatic Biology Section Technical Report
When this project began in 1982, the major objective was to determine the effects of barge fleeting on mussels. The need for such a study was, and remains, urgent because of the increase in the number of permit requests for fleeting areas. Proposed sites are primarily along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers just north of St. Louis, Missouri, although encroachment of river terminals and fleeting areas on mussel beds is a general problem on other navigable rivers. Because there are no data on effects of fleeting on mussel beds in rivers, permit seekers and hearing officers are free to conclude that there are no demonstrated effects. If barge fleeting does have adverse effects on mussels, then many mussel beds will be damaged in the future as more and more permits are issued.
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